Hi Sweetheart!
No alarm this morning, but I still woke up around six, read a little, fell back to sleep, and got up around 7:30. Not in a big hurry, only have about an hour and fifteen minute drive to the next place. Had breakfast, got everything put away, had no trouble pulling out since now the ground is so dry, loaded up the horses, stopped at the dump, then headed south just before 10:00. While this place is in the state park, it’s not like an official campground, there’s no registration process. It’s more like a state forest, with an iron ranger where you put your money in, all $3 a day of it! There’s two water spigots here, with threads, as promised. There were a couple of cars and a livestock trailer here, and I soon discovered that a young couple runs horse rides out of here. There were hardly any level sites, and the few that were had highlines with cables on them already, the kind I don’t really like, but I found a nice spot with two trees where I could highline the horses with my own line. Unfortunately, it was on a slope, and even with three boards under the front jacks, I couldn’t get it anywhere near level, so I’m walking around like I’m at sea in rough waters! The nose is much lower than the back end, which at least made it very easy for the horses to unload! I arrived by 11:30, and was pretty well set up by 1:00, though I didn’t put the screen room up. The horses settled in nicely, but I’m afraid they don’t much like the hay I bought yesterday, and I can’t say I blame them, it smells rather musty. They loaded me in such a hurry I didn’t even have time to check it, and I’ve bought from him before, but I don’t remember it being this musty-smelling before. Oh, well, I’ll see if they get used to it (they’re spoiled from the last stuff that I got right out of the field!), and if they don’t, I’ve found a couple of other sources around here. Hate to waste it, but if they won’t eat it, what can I do? One other trailer with an older couple came in shortly after me, we chatted briefly, but then I spent the afternoon doing some overdue bookkeeping and opening the mail I got from the post office yesterday. I finished up around five, then I leashed up Lola (we’re on a busy road, so she’ll be tied up the whole time we’re here, except when we go riding), walked across the street to the lake, and we played swimming frisbee for awhile, which she enjoyed very much. Back to the trailer, took my shower early because it’s 10 degrees above normal here, in the 80’s, and I worked up quite a sweat setting up. Then dinner and a movie, now I’m off to bed early, as is (hopefully) becoming my habit. So good night, babe! Love you!
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